Judge recuses self while wrongfully convicted man remains in prison

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – Judge Lee Coffee is stepping away from the case of Andrew Hayes, the man wrongfully convicted in a 2007 murder.

Coffee recused himself Friday from the proceedings, which have been delayed months.

Judge Coffee delayed the decision on whether to release Hayes from jail in August, following two days of court proceedings…

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